Ah, September. We hardly knew ye.

It was a month filled with pressure (two must win-matches), promise (CONCACAF Champions League), and putrid performances. It opened with a stunning 4-0 Revolution loss to Joe Public FC, which was duly followed by another 4-0 loss to the Columbus Crew. Within five days, the Revs gave up a total of eight goals. Click to continue reading...

It feels good again to be a Derby supporter. Over the last two weeks wins against Sheffield United and QPR (away) and draws against Cardiff and Swansea (away) make a pleasant change of fortunes for the (once) mighty rams. Suddenly there is an air of confidence sweeping through the club. This is something we haven't [. Click to continue reading...

US national youth team player Vincenzo Bernardo has just signed a 3-year professional deal with Serie A side Napoli which ties him to the club until 2011. Currently with the Napoli reserve team, the 18 year-old New Jersey native saw his fortunes rise this fall after a strong reserve friendly performance against the first team a few weeks ago. Click to continue reading...

.....which was the fine they picked up for the 7 yellow cards they got in the game against Chelsea.It is however not going to put any significant dent in their collective fortunes.The squabbling continued after game and the United's team bus was attacked and one of its windows got cracked.

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The table never lies: Hamburg are on top. (Bundesliga Talk) That's why Rod Gilmor looks at the mixed fortunes of Martin Jol's current and former club. (Telegraph) Goals Lukas Podolski can actually celebrate become a rare sight. (Ballspiel) New Axis of Evil: you're either with Hoffenheim or against Hoffenheim. Click to continue reading...

While midfielder Steven Gerrard anticipates his next goal for Liverpool - which will be his 100th for the club, striker Robbie Keane is still waiting to open his account for the Reds. But former Arsenal and England centre-forward Alan Smith is sure Keane will become a huge hit at Anfield.

Robbie Keane joined Liverpool - the club he supported as a boy - for £20million in the summer from Tottenham, but his Anfield career has yet to ignite properly. Click to continue reading...

It may only be one victory but England's comprehensive beating of Croatia on Wednesday night could represent a dramatic turn in fortunes for the famous footballers who for so long have failed miserably to live up to their nations' expectations. Not quite good enough under Sven Goran Eriksson, an absolute shambles under Steve McClaren, and now [. Click to continue reading...

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Oxford United - Cole returns to QPR
Jake Cole has ended his loan with the U's and returned to QPR
The keeper, who celebrates his 23rd birthday today, did very well during the five games he played for The U's during his loan, but injured his groin in his last appearance at Ebbsfleet. Click to continue reading...

The Reds have got a poor recent record against their Mancunian rivals, and supporters can't exactly be confident of reversing their fortunes on Saturday when the two teams meet at Anfield. While Liverpool have had a solid start to their league campaign, they've not yet played particularly well, and now . Click to continue reading...

ALBERT RIERA is hoping to repeat his first experience of English football by helping Rafael Benitez finally break his Manchester United hoodoo.

The Spain international left-winger was unveiled at Melwood yesterday after arriving from Espanyol on Monday's transfer deadline day for an initial £5. Click to continue reading...

Here I go again with August's report card and September prediction/expectation for another 6 clubs from England's finest football league.      Aston Villa Aston Villa had a flying start to the season when they outplayed a somewhat disorganized Manchester City side by 4 goals to 2 but then their fortunes took an inexplicable turn when they were [. Click to continue reading...

Another Premiership manager bit the dust today as Kevin Keegan joined Alan Curbishley on the unemployment line. The "Geordie Messiah" was supposed to turn Newcastle's fortunes around and make them a top-four contender, if you believe most of the Toon Army, but didn't even last a full season's worth of games after returning to the [. Click to continue reading...

Another Premiership manager bit the dust today as Kevin Keegan joined Alan Curbishley on the unemployment line.

The "Geordie Messiah" was supposed to turn Newcastle's fortunes around and make them a top-four contender, if you believe most of the Toon Army, but didn't even last a full season's worth of games after returning to the club midway through the '07-'08 campaign. Click to continue reading...

Jamie Carragher says defeat while playing for England, even in the World Cup, hurt less than a loss with Liverpool.

Carragher turned his back on international football last year after being constantly overlooked by then manager Steve McClaren.

The 30-year-old won 34 caps, the last of which saw him miss a penalty as England went out of the 2006 World Cup against Portugal in a shootout. Click to continue reading...

By way of a complement to our weekly look at German football called Bundesbag, we're going to be regularly updating you on the other leagues vying for your attention around Europe and indeed the world at large.

This week, we're checking out the first weekend of action in Serie A, and we begin with reigning champions Inter who were playing away to Sampdoria on Saturday. Click to continue reading...

Reports claim that United have reached a verbal agreement with Tottenham over the sale of Dimitar Berbatov. The theory goes that once Spurs land their new Russian striker they will allow the Bulgarian to join the Champions.

It is somewhat ironic that Fergie looks set to acquire his number one target on the very weekend that United are set to face Zenit St Petersburg in the European Super Cup Final in of all places Monte Carlo, where fortunes are often gambled and lost on the turn of the Roulette wheel. Click to continue reading...

In the short two-years he's been in Germany, Matt Hermann has become a Bundesliga junkie, and he's happy to have found a job where he can get paid to watch it. On those "working" weekends you'll hear him hosting Deutsche Welle Radio's Sports Report; other weekends you'll find him drinking at various taverns in Cologne or Bonn, because he's too cheap to spring for satellite TV at home. Click to continue reading...

Paul Jewell arrived at Pride Park full of optimism and was confident that he could improve Derby's fortunes. However, it appears as though the Rams were a lot better off two seasons ago (apart from financially of course) when Billy Davies was at the helm, steering the underdogs to promotion ... Click to continue reading...

Real Salt Lake has landed the services of young Canadian forward Will Johnson, adding another key player to their squad that could play a big part in the team's fortunes down the stretch of the 2008 MLS season. He was acquired on Friday from the Chicago Fire in exchange for conditional SuperDraft picks in 2009 and 2011. Click to continue reading...

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Skysports - No regrets for Ollie
Ollie reflects on life at Leicester, Plymouth and QPR

When Ian Holloway moved from Plymouth to Leicester last season, many people were surprised by his decision.

Last November, Argyle looked like contenders for a place in the Championship play-offs and Holloway was seen as a hero around the town, while Leicester were scrapping it out at the wrong end of the table and had been through three full-time managers in less than a year. Click to continue reading...

Mixed fortunes for the Colorado Rapids players representing their national teams yesterday in various parts of the world. Pablo Mastroeni played 78 minutes for the US team as they defeated Guatemala 1-0 in Guatemala City in their first World Cup qualifying game of this next stage. Click to continue reading...

Following on from goal.com's look at each individual Premier League club, Luke Simmons compares and contrasts the fortunes of the 'big four'... Click to continue reading...

Long-threatened changes have finally come about in Los Angeles, as Galaxy head coach Ruud Gullit has submitted his resignation, while general manager Alexi Lalas came to an agreement to end his contract early. The sweeping personnel moves come just three days before the Galaxy are set to clash with intrastadium rivals Chivas USA, in a match that should set the tempo for both club's final third of the season. Click to continue reading...

By Alan
Soccer City

Rubin Kazan, the surprise package of the Russian Premier League season, comprehensively beat reigning champions Zenit St. Petersburg 4-1 to defend their position at the top of the table. The scoreline not only signifies Zenit's struggle since their heroics in the UEFA Cup last season, but also Rubin Kazan's sudden elevation to potential champions. Click to continue reading...

After just 5 hours of voting Tottenham have raced into a massive lead on the Football To You Who will win the Premiership poll. Readers seem to have been swayed by their activity in the transfer market including the signings of Giovanni dos Santos, Luka Modric and David Bentley. The north London club have also been linked with major names such as David Villa and Andrei Arshavin. Click to continue reading...

The fortunes of Glasgow Rangers have taken a terrible tumble since the start of May. Three months ago, the Ibrox side were eyeing a historic quadruple, but in the end settled for only two trophies- the Scottish FA and League Cups. Unable to capture the UEFA Cup, and with the reputation of their supporters sullied by ugly behavior in Manchester during the match, Rangers also saw the Scottish Premier League title slip away to crosstown rivals Celtic on the final day of the season. Click to continue reading...

You know, beyond the alliterative explosion of the headline and the tasty schadenfreude, there is one further reason that United fans should take interest in the fortunes of the hapless Rapids. United fans? Interested in the Rapids? Why, you ask? Well, oft-forgotten amidst the Argentine playmaker transfusion that saw United bid adieu to Christian Gomez and welcome Marcelo Gallardo, were the Click to continue reading...

[Just a quick note before we get started. The Dogpile was starting to get a bit out of hand, with near recaps of matches taking place in the discussion of each team's weekly fortunes. I'm going to try a more limited commentary style, so let me know if the shorter "quick hits" work better for you than the rambling mess that this column was starting to evolve into. Click to continue reading...

Taken from the Star

Saturday August 2, 2008
Foreign players to know fate today
By ERIC SAMUEL
The FA of Malaysia (FAM) Council will meet today to decide on the foreign players' fate.
The council, headed by FAM president Sultan Ahmad Shah, will deliberate on the findings of the two-day brain-storming session organised last month. Click to continue reading...

Taken from the Star in Malaysia

Thursday July 31, 2008
Kedah expect James to honour his contract
By RONNIE OH
GEORGE TOWN: Kedah expect wantaway hot-shot Marlon Alex James to play on until his contract ends on Aug 31.
Kedah team manager Datuk Othman Aziz said he expects all his players, both local and foreign, to honour their contracts. Click to continue reading...

Australia's U23 team (often referred to as the Olyroos, a variation of the senior team's title "Socceroos") has had mixed fortunes at the Olympic Games since the U23 format was introduced for the Barcelona games in 1992. Prior to Barcelona, Australia had only fielded two teams, one in the Melbourne Games in 1956 (where [. Click to continue reading...

(Sorry to butt in here. This is Sean's internal editor. I don't usually do this, but I just wanted you the HILARIOUS SHIT Sean has been typing and erasing for the last hour. I'll talk in these handy parenthetical devices.)

The last month has been barren, dessicated, a landscape of twisted metaphor ending in eventual collapse from overwritingfatigue.

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Dave McIntyre - BBC 606 Communication problems
by David M - BBC Sport (U1628513) 28 July 2008
I had my first conversation with Matteo Alberti on Saturday.
He thought I worked behind the scenes at Falkirk and asked me where the way out was, so I told him. Click to continue reading...

With full-time captain William Gallas not playing in Arsenal's recent preseason matches and stand in captain Kolo Toure struck by malaria, left back Gael Clichy has briefly taken the captain's armband.

When asked about the captaincy, Clichy had this to say:

"It's a fantastic honour and I don't know if it will carry on like this but if the boss needs me then I will try.

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You might or might not have noticed that after a delightfully modest rundown of our opening week fortunes, the last fortnight has been somewhat devoid of Boafista updates. While I have realised just how much you good people will be fiending to know how my 5-a-side team has been doing (thanks for the threatening e-mails), we've, er, not really performed too well so I've kind of glossed over the follow-up reports. Click to continue reading...